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单词 aardvark
释义 aard·vark
\ˈärdˌvärk\ noun
also erd·vark \ˈe(ə)rdˌvärk\
(-s)
Etymology: obsolete Afrikaans aardvark (now erdvark), from aard earth + vark pig; akin to Old English eorthe earth and to Old English fearh little pig — more at earth, farrow
: a burrowing nocturnal African mammal about five feet long that feeds on ants and termites, has a long snout, a snakelike tongue, large ears, and a heavy tapering tail, and is usually considered to form a single variable species (Orycteropus afer) that is the sole recent representative of the obscure mammalian order Tubulidentata — called also ant bear, anteater, earth pig
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